Wanted: BCP president :: Mmegi Online

Come July 2010 the opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP) will have a new leader. The big question is who will wear the crown? A lot of names have been bandied around but three names remain at the top of the list.

A section of the party favours Dumelang Saleshando not so because he can continue his father's legacy but most feel that he has done enough to lead the party. He is widely seen as the face of the party although other people say he is still young and that it would just not look right if he were to assume the party leadership soon after his father leaves the stage.

Other people prefer Gaborone lawyer Dick Bayford. Some say Bayford has the gravitas to take the party forward. His antagonists say Bayford is still very much BNF and he seems unsure whether he wants to go along with the BCP or he still habours designs of one day leading the BNF and thus fulfilling the late Dr Kenneth Koma's wish.

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